Allen Edward ERTEL

(1937- )

ERTEL, Allen Edward, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa., November 7, 1937; attended the public schools; B.A.,
Dartmouth College, 1958; M.S., Thayer School of Engineering and
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, 1959; LL.B., Yale
University School of Law, 1965; admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in
1965 and commenced practice in Williamsport; served in the United
States Navy, 1959-1962; clerked for Chief Judge Caleb M. Wright,
Federal District Court of Delaware, 1965-1966; Lycoming County
district attorney, 1968-1976; delegate to Democratic National
Convention 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth,
Ninety-sixth, and Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3,
1977-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982,
but was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Pennsylvania;
resumed the practice of law in Williamsport; unsuccessful candidate
for attorney general of Pennsylvania in 1984; is a resident of
Montoursville, Pa.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present